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Kasatkina survived Teichmann's 3-0 edge in aces
by breaking her serve seven times in 16 opportunities and
winning 32 of 50 first-service points (64 percent).
Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia, the sixth seed, came back from a
4-1 deficit in a third-set tiebreaker to vanquish Yulia
Putintseva of Kazakhstan 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4) in three hours
and 13 minutes. She'll meet another Kazakh opponent in the
quarters, third seed Elena Rybakina, who was a 6-4, 6-2 winner
over Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic.
No. 8 seed Liudmila Samsonova of Russia won two close sets to
advance past the Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova 7-5, 7-6
(6).
Upper Austria Ladies Linz
Anna-Lena Friedsam of Germany eliminated Ukrainian fourth seed
Anhelina Kalinina 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the quarterfinals in
Linz, Austria.
Friedsam, ranked No. 124 in the world, smashed four aces and
saved five of nine break points to pull off the upset.
Croatian fifth seed Donna Vekic was a 6-3, 6-1 winner over
American Madison Brengle. No. 6 seed Petra Martic of Croatia
outlasted Belgium's Alison Van Uytvanck 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3),
hitting seven aces.
Demark's Clara Tauson and Hungary's Dalma Galfi were also
three-set winners Thursday.
--Field Level Media
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